THIS
ISSUE
HIGH LIFE
DEDICATED
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
TO
ALL
SHLOFMORES
VOLUME XXXTV
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., SEPT. 20, 1957
NUMBER 1
First High Life Free
FoUowiiifr a long-established
l^idition, the year’s first issue
of high life is being given
without eharge to all students
and faeulty members.
Within a few weeks HIGH
fife staff members will begin
conducting the subscriptions
drive. The rates, this year will be
75 cents per semester or $1.50
for the year. Representatives will
visit home rooms taking pledges
for subscriptions.
Junior Civitans Planning
Aciivifies For This Year
Junior Civitans are planning
their activities for the oncoming
school year, spearheaded by Ed
gar Sockwell, their newly elected
president.
Remaining Officers
Other officers of the service
club are Larry Wachter, vice-
president; Rodger Durham, sec
retary; Tommy Tuttle, treasurer;
Penn Waldron, sergeant at arms;
and Chhrlie Garren, chaplain.
“Building school spirit is the
theme running throughout all our
activities for the year,” Edgar
stated. One of the first projects
of the year, putting up approx
imately 40 posters supporting the
Whirlies, was in accord with this.
The Civitan members, together
with the Key Club, are taking a
bus load of students to all the
football games away from home,
and they are ushering at all h
games.
Committee’s Jobs
A Committee of the boys make
sure that the Whirlie victory flag,
which they contributed to the
school last year, is raised at the
beginning of every game. They
are also responsible for the “Go
Whirlies” banner in front of the
school.
Another service rendered by the
Junior Civitans is putting out one
pocket bulletin a month, each one
containing important, helpful in
formation. One of the bulletin
boards in the hall is always kept
up to date by the members.
Television Education Starts Its GHS Career
Greensboro Senior High, North
Carolina’s largest high school, has
this year added another first
to its achievement records through
participation in the newly inaug
urated “In School Television” pro-
gi’am.
Each day classes in American
history and world histoi-y meet in
the Band Room during fjrst and
second periods respectively. Alona
with students from 21 other North
Carolina cities and Bristol, Vir
ginia, students see and hear their
studio teacher via television for
a 30 minute period. The remain
der of the hour-long class is
conducted by local classroom
teachers who lead discussion and
elaborate on the studio teacher’s
presentation.
Actually there are four subjects
taught through television in North
Carolina—two on a senior high
level and another two on a junior
high level. The two histories for
senior high students, eighth grade
English, Traffic Chief,
Announces Assistants
During this school year GHS’s
traffic problem will be handled by
32 squad members, under the
leadership of Roger English, sen
ior.
The 32 senior boys, who are
allowed to leave each class two
minutes early and report two min
utes late, are Dave Albaugh, Alan
Andrew, Butch Bailey, Hugh Blair,
George Bradham, Riley Brown.
John Burwell, Boyce Crothers, Jey
Deifell, Jack Pjeld, Phil Garrett.
David Garrison, Spencer Gaylord,
Tommy Glascock, Bill Godfrey,
Eddie Hines, Pat Lee, David Levy,
Wellford Lineweaver, JiiA Mc-
Senior’s first period American History television classes shown above
during the beginnii^ of the period. The first 30 minutes of each per-
od is taken up by television instruction, while the second half is
used for classroom instruction.
3 Key Club Projects Completed;
StudentDirectoryls Under Way
Under the leadership of Jey
Deifell, president, the GHS Key
Club has been engaging in a
number of projects for the early
part of the school year.
On the day of sophomore reg
istration, the boys distributed to
the 800 sophomores, cards with
the Alma Mater printed on them.
These were used as a part of the
orientation program.
The club distributed name tags
Gregor, Bo-b McNairy, Roy Mich-, to the almost 2,000 students and
aux, George Murphy, Add Pen-
field, Joe Ritchie, Buddy Rives,
Max Snodderly, Edgar Sockwell
Larry Wachter, and Wallace Wil
liams. Jim Eskridge and Ronnie
Murrelle are serving as Rogef’s
assistants.
teachers on the first day of school.
The students were asked to wear
the tags for the remainder of the
school week to enable them to get
acquainted with a larger number
of students.
The third project of the year
IT-Year Old German Exchange Student
Sponsored By Local Methodist Church
Senior High School extends a
hearty welcome to Monika Engel-
ken, 17-year-old German Ex
change Student.
Monika, sponsored by West
Market Street Methodist Church
through the International Chris
tian Youth Exchange Program
of World Council of Churches,
enters Senior High this year as
a junior. She resides in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. McNeill Smith
at 2501 West Market Street.
Studied 14 Subjects
A tall brunete, Monika is a
native of Wolfenbuttel, Germany, i
and attended school there at the!
Anna Worwerk School for Girls.;
She is in the 11th grade and pur
sued studies in 14 subjects. This
school was a picturesque 400-year-
old castle. Monika chose junior
English, American history, sec
ond year French, trigonometry,
end chemistry as her curriculum
at Senior High this year. She
Piam to particapate in after-
driver-training course.
In Germany she was studying
Eng-
'i'l-f '.I il
MONIKA ENGELKEN
istry, biology, music, art, home
school sports and ■will take the, Hsh, French, Latin, math, chem-
economics, physical education, and
handwriting. She began her school
day at 7:45 a.m. and attended
classes until 1 p. m., Monday
through Saturday.
School in Germany
Next July, Monika will return
to Germany to complete her high
school education, then work for
two years, and go on to university
study in pharmacy.
Monika’s favorite food is potatoes
and according to her, potatoes
are eaten every day in Germany.
Hard bread is also served there
each day, while lunch is their
main meal.
U. S. and Germany
When asked about American
music, Monika related that it is
liked by the young in German/
but that most dances there use
the waltz type music. Dating in
Germany is about the same as in
America. Monika was initiated into
the SLC Club Friday night at the
foootball game between Raleigh
and Greensboro.
came on Friday morning before
the Raleigh football game. In
keeping with the football theme,
an eight page Whirlie footbali
booklet was distributed in th(=
home rooms. A four man com
mittee consisting of Add Penfield,
Chairmans Buddy Rives. Bill
Hoyle, and Jack Pjeld gathered
the information and made up the
booklet.
The main yearly project of the
Key Club, the student directory,
is now being worked on by the,
boys. They expect to have the
valuable guide in the hands. of the
students at a date earlier than
ever before.
Jey Deifell heads the' list of
Key Club officers as president.
The other officers are Jim Mc
Gregor. vice-president; Bill Hoyle,
secretary; Buddy Rives, treasurer;
and Boyce Crothers. chaplain.
Jey efpressed a great deal of
confidence in his organization
when he said, “this year we have
the potential to have the greatest
Key Club in recent years.”
math, and ninth grade science for
junior highs make up the cur
riculum. Greensboro has students
viewing all four of these programs
at either Senior High, Dudley,
Central,, or Lincoln Junior High.
Studio teachers for the program
include Mrs. Lois Edinger. White-
ville City School System, who
teaches American history; Miss
Myrtle Brock, Trenton, teaching
world history; Mrs. S. E. Denton,
Columbia, South Carolina, ninth
grade science; and Mrs. Mary Gor
don, Greensboro, who teaches
eighth grade math. GHS class
room teacher for the American
history group is Mrs. Mary Gam
ble. Her assistant is Miss Mary
Ellen Blackmon and class secre
tary is Mrs. Helen Proctor. Miss
Blackmon teaches the World his
tory class while her assistant is
Mrs. Gamble and class 'secretary
is Mrs. Pi’octor.
Finding television’s place in ed-
Continued on Page Eight
1939 Record Number
For GHS Enrollment;
Sophs Largest Class
Enrollment at Greensboro Sen
ior High School reached an all-
time record with 1.939 students
registering for the 1957-58 school
year.
The Senior Class is made up of
507 students, while the Junior
Class has 524, and the Sophomore
Class, which is the largest in the
history of Senior High, has 908.
There are approximately 200
more sophomores here this year
than last year.
The sophomores have come
from the five junior high schools
which are located throughout the
city. There are 255 students from
Lindley, 217 from Aycock, 139
from Central, 84 from Proximity,
whme 64 con^e from Gillespie
Park.
Conditions have become quite
crowded because of the increase
in the number of students. Last
year's student body had 1,756
people, but this year there is an
increase of over 200 students.
It is necessary to have two as
semblies in order to seat the en
tire student body. Juniors and-
seniors go to assembly third per
iod because of the television
classes first and second periods
while the sophomores go first per
iod at the present time.
Some of the study halls are
meeting in the balcony of the
auditorium because of lack of room
space. New tables have been added
in the cafeteria to seat the many
students who eat their lunch at
school.
Gridiron Squad Featured
In Yearns First Assembly
Football fundamentals, as dem
onstrated by the GHS coaching
staff and football squad, was the
subject of the 1957-58 school
year’s first assembly in the boys’
gym, Friday, September 6.
Robert Jamieson, Senior’s ath
letic director, recounted the rec
ord of last year’s pigskin team
and then introduced the coaches
who assist him in directing the
squad. They are Lewis McCall,
end coach; Prank Bondanella,
assistant line coach; Claude Manzi,
coach of guards and tackles; and
Julian Smith, backfield coach.
Mr. Bondanella, who also teach
es commercial subjects, introduced
each of the 40 team members.
Using members of the squad, Mr.
Manzi, who coaches wrestling and
track and teaches history, ex
plained and demonstrated the
functions of linemen. “Stamina is
a prerequisite for guards, tackles,
and for the center, who must be
the mainstay of the line,” Mr,
Manzi said. Ends require blocking
ability and speed.
Mr. Smith, who teaches physi
cal education and is also assistant,
basketball coach, explained the
backfield in a similar manner.
Dave Sewell, a member of the
Whirlie squad and All-State team
Continued on Page Three